What are the requirements for building safety devices of railroad crossings in Vietnam? What are the regulations regarding railway in the radius of railroad crossings in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What are the requirements for building safety devices of railroad crossings in Vietnam?
Under the regulations in Article 14 of Circular 29/2023/TT-BGTVT:
Safety devices of railroad crossings
1. Safety devices of railroad crossings, upon being built or fitted to railroad crossings, shall:
a) comply with technical regulations and standards applicable to each type of device;
b) be adequately arranged depending on the type of railroad crossings, be inspected and maintained at stable, safe operating conditions on a regular basis, be able to prevent accidents through operation of railroad crossings.
2. All organizations and individuals shall protect, not intentionally move, expropriate, damage, or otherwise reduce effectiveness and operation of safety devices of railroad crossings.
Thus, under the above regulations, the requirements for building safety devices of railroad crossings in Vietnam are:
- comply with technical regulations and standards applicable to each type of device;
- be adequately arranged depending on the type of railroad crossings, be inspected and maintained at stable, safe operating conditions on a regular basis, be able to prevent accidents through operation of railroad crossings.
What are the requirements for building safety devices of railroad crossings in Vietnam? What are the regulations regarding railway in the radius of railroad crossings in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What does the equipment of railroad crossing guard posts in Vietnam include?
According to the regulations in Article 21 of Circular 29/2023/TT-BGTVT:
Equipment of railroad crossing guard posts
1. Railroad crossing guard posts shall be required to include equipment below:
a) Telephone for contact with standby station personnel;
b) Equipment for controlling road signals;
b) Equipment for controlling railway signals for railroad crossings under Point e Clause 1 Article 15 hereof;
d) Equipment for automatically informing railroad crossing attendants of approaching trains;
dd) Equipment for controlling crossing barriers for cases under Clause 3 Article 23 hereof;
e) Equipment capable of recording and storing communication between station dispatchers and railroad crossing attendants;
g) Clocks.
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Thus, under the above regulations, the equipment of railroad crossing guard posts in Vietnam includes:
- Telephone for contact with standby station personnel;
- Equipment for controlling road signals;
- Equipment for controlling railway signals for railroad crossings under Point e Clause 1 Article 15 hereof;
- Equipment for automatically informing railroad crossing attendants of approaching trains;
- Equipment for controlling crossing barriers for cases under Clause 3 Article 23 hereof;
- Equipment capable of recording and storing communication between station dispatchers and railroad crossing attendants;
- Clocks.
What are the regulations regarding railway in the radius of railroad crossings in Vietnam?
Under the regulations in Article 7 of Circular 29/2023/TT-BGTVT on railway in radius of railroad crossings:
Technical requirements:
Check rail or auxiliary structures shall be required at railroad crossings so that the distance between inside of primary rail and the check rail or the auxiliary structures (hereinafter referred to as clearance) satisfies requirements below:
- Check rail or auxiliary structures creating a clearance shall extend the full width of road shoulder;
- Clearance width:
With respect to railroad cross located on straight rail or curved rail whose radius is at least 500 m: clearance width shall be 75 mm;
With respect to railroad crossings located on curved rail whose radius is less than 500 m: clearance width shall equal 75 mm + 1/2 of widening of the curved section according to National Technical Regulation on railway operation;
- Minimum clearance depth is 45 mm;
- If road section inside of the railway is made of asphalt concrete, check rail shall be required; check rail elevation shall equal to that of primary rail;
- If road section inside of the railway is made of slabs, edges of slabs that are adjacent to primary rail shall be specifically designed to form clearance;
- If check rail is installed in accordance with Point a of this Clause, both ends of the rail shall curve inwards; the length of curved ends of check rail shall be 500 mm, rail clearance at the starting position of the curved section shall conform to Point b of this Clause, rail clearance at the end position of the curved section shall be 250 mm. The starting position and end position of check rail shall be closely connected to sleepers;
- Rail connection shall not be located in the radius of railroad crossings. In case road at railroad crossing is wide, rail connection shall be welded or stretched and clipped if it cannot be welded yet;
- Rail fastening accessories shall be adequate and firmly connected.
Material requirements:
- Sleepers located in railroad crossings shall be reinforced concrete sleepers; the use of metal or wooden sleepers in existing railroad crossings shall be limited; the use of metal and wooden sleepers in new built railroad crossings shall be prohibited;
- Ballast in railroad crossings shall be clean, of sufficient thickness, and up to standards as per the law;
- Materials used in installation of railroad crossings shall satisfy standards on materials used in railroad structures.
Circular 29/2023/TT-BGTVT takes effect from December 1, 2023.
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